Property conservation is the organized and managed effort directed toward loss prevention and pre-planned emergency action. The purpose is to preserve the public assets of towns, cities and counties. A property conservation program is a planned, positive approach toward the elimination of conditions that can cause a crippling financial loss to a town, city or county. Property conservation can be a vital force in guarding against the danger of unforeseen loss. This webinar is designed to help the public entity put a property conservation program into place and identify some of the more common property exposures (i.e. hazards) for a public entity.

Bill Magoon joined The Pool in August 2001 as the property conservation consultant for the loss control department for members across the state. In 2006, the state was divided into two regions, with Bill serving East Tennessee members. Bill came to The Pool with a business management degree, a diverse public service background and over 25 years prior service as public works director and city manager at the City of Collegedale, Tennessee. Bill conducts property conservation surveys to help public entities identify exposures and threats to public buildings and public finances and to develop a plan for preserving the entities assets.

Andy began work for the Loss Control Department of The Pool in November 2006. A native of South Fulton, Tennessee, Andy is a graduate of The University of Tennessee at Martin (B.S. 1995). In 2010, he completed the Risk Management for Public Entities certification program. In 2011, Andy received his certification as a fire inspector and is currently working on his ARM designation. Andy has experience working in the public and private sectors, as well as the insurance industry. He began his career with the Tennessee Department of Health in 1996 as a public health representative for the West Tennessee Region. In 2002, he began working with the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, first in Indianapolis, Indiana and later in Brentwood, Tennessee. While at Liberty Mutual, he was a senior claims consultant and, among his many responsibilities, was responsible for managing complex workers’ compensation claims and assisting the Loss Prevention program. As property conservation consultant for The Pool, Andy conducts property loss control surveys and identifies conditions that could possibly cause the member to suffer a property loss.